Erewash

The religious profile of Erewash changed substantially between the last two censuses. Data from the census also show there were changes in housing tenure, work life and health.

The population passed 110,000

In the decade to 2011, the population of Erewash increased by 1.8%, from about 110,000 to 112,000.

The addition of just under 2,000 people means this area's population increased at a slower rate than the total population of England (up 7.9% since the 2001 census).

In 2011, Erewash was home to, on average, 7.3 people per football pitch-sized piece of land (about 7,140 square metres).

Population density was higher than the average across the East Midlands

Population density (usual residents per 7,140 square metres) across the East Midlands, March 2011 (larger dots represent greater increase since 2001)

An older Erewash

Census 2011 data also show a change in the local population's average age.

Between the last two censuses, the median age of Erewash increased by three years, from 38 to 41 years.

This rural area had a slightly higher average age than the East Midlands and remained slightly older than the average local authority area across England (39 years of age).

The rise in age was because of an increase of about 3,400 people between the ages of 40 and 49 years, while the population between 30 and 39 years decreased by about 4,000.

About 16% of people in Erewash are aged between 40 and 49 years

Percentage of usual residents in England, East Midlands and Erewash by 10 year age band, March 2001 and March 2011

Religion in Erewash

The number of people in Erewash that described themselves as having no religion increased from about 21,000 in 2001 to just under 38,000 in 2011. This represents a change from 19% to 34% of the local population.

The percentage increased by more than the average across the East Midlands (from 16% to 27%) and the average across England (from 15% to 25%).

The number of people in Erewash that described themselves as Christian decreased from about 80,000 in 2001 to just under 65,000 in 2011 (from 72% to 58%). The number of people who did not disclose their religious affiliation decreased from about 8,500 to just under 7,700 (from 7.7% to 6.9%).

Just over 410 people (0.2%) said they identified with a religion other than Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism or Sikhism, up from about 200 in 2001 (0.4%).

There are many factors that can cause changes to the religious profile of an area, such as migration and varying fertility rates between religious groups. Changes may also be caused by differences in the way individuals choose to self-identify between censuses.

The population without a religion in Erewash increased by 15 percentage points

Percentage of usual residents in England, East Midlands and Erewash by religion, March 2001 and March 2011

Fall in home ownership

The percentage of households that owner their home fell in Erewash at a faster rate than in Amber Valley, a statistically similar local authority area.

In Erewash, the proportion of home ownership decreased from 78% in 2001 to 72% in 2011. During the same period, the proportion in Amber Valley decreased from 77% to 74%.

Across the East Midlands, the share of households that owner their home decreased from 72% to 67%.

Private renting in Erewash increased from 6.6% to 13%, while the rate of social housing decreased from 14% to 13%.

The rate of home ownership was higher than across the East Midlands

Percentage of households that that owner their home across local authority areas in the East Midlands and the average across England, March 2011

Fewer people worked long hours

The percentage of employed people in Erewash working more than 49 hours in the week before the census decreased from 13% to 8.7% in the decade leading up to the most recent census.

In 2011, just under 1 in 40 (2.4%) people aged 16 to 74 (in employment the week before the Census 2011) said they had worked less than 16 hours the previous week, compared with 1.4% in 2001.

The proportion of people working long hours fell here at a similar rate to the figure for the whole of the East Midlands (from 14% in 2001 to 10% in 2011). Across England, the proportion fell from 13% to 10%.

Long hour working in Erewash decreased by 3.8 percentage points

Percentage of usual residents aged 16 to 74 (in employment the week before the Census 2011) in Erewash, the East Midlands and England that said they had worked over 49 hours the week before completing the census, March 2001 and March 2011

Health improved

The percentage of Erewash residents that described their health as bad or very bad decreased from 9.2% to 5.6% in the decade to 2011.

Rates are standardised to account for variation in age, which can impact the local population's health.

In 2011, just under 8 in 10 (79%) said their health was good or very good, compared with 67% in 2001. The percentage of Erewash residents that described their health as fair decreased from 24% to 15%.

The proportion of residents that perceived their health as bad or very bad fell at a similar rate to the figure for the whole of the East Midlands (from 9.4% in 2001 to 5.7% in 2011). Across England, the proportion fell from 9.1% to 5.5%.

These data are people’s own opinions in describing their overall health. They may be inconsistent with other measures of health, such as NHS records.

The percentage of people in ’bad’ or ’very bad’ health in Erewash decreased by 3.5 percentage points

Percentage of usual residents in Erewash, the East Midlands and England said their health was bad or very bad, March 2001 and March 2011

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